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Futatsui Station

Coordinates: 40°12′44.87″N 140°14′8.51″E / 40.2124639°N 140.2356972°E / 40.2124639; 140.2356972
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Futatsui Station

二ツ井駅
Futatsui Station (March 26, 2024)
General information
Location12-1 Futatsuimachi-Ōtaomote, Noshiro-shi, Akita-kan 018-3143
Japan
Coordinates40°12′44.87″N 140°14′8.51″E / 40.2124639°N 140.2356972°E / 40.2124639; 140.2356972
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
Distance372.2 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1901
Passengers
FY2018303
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Noshiro
towards Akita
Tsugaru Takanosu
towards Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Tomine
towards Shinjō
Ōu Main Line
Local
Maeyama
towards Aomori
Location
Futatsui Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Futatsui Station
Futatsui Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Futatsui Station is located in Japan
Futatsui Station
Futatsui Station
Futatsui Station (Japan)
Platform

Futatsui Station (二ツ井駅, Futatsui-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Noshiro, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Futatsui Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 372.2 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The Midori no Madoguchi was closed in March 2021. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
2, 3  Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Hirosaki

History

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Futatsui Station was opened on November 1, 1901, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Nanakura, Akita. The Nakanishi Tokugoro Light Railway connected to this station from September 25, 1922, to March 1, 1940. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • former Futatsui Town Hall
  • Futatsui High School

References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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